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Balikun jerboa is nocturnal and lives solitarily in a burrow. It is active and is a good jumper, and feeds on plant material such as shoots, roots and grass seed as well as small insects. Little is known of its reproduction but it is thought to have two litters a year, each one consisting of one
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The
Balikun jerboa is a typical five-toed jerboa that grows to a head and body length of 115 to 132 mm (4.5 to 5.2 in) with a tail of 165 to 190 mm (6.5 to 7.5 in). The dorsal surface is yellowish-greyish-brown, each hair having a grey base, a yellow centre and a brown tip. The
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rump is darker and the flanks paler. The underparts, forelegs and inner surface of the hind legs are white. The tail is slender with a tuft of blackish hairs at the tip mostly growing sideways. It is similar in appearance to the
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Balikun jerboa has a wide range and is presumed to have a large total population. No specific threats have been identified and there are several protected areas within its range, so the
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378:A guide to the mammals of China
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1312:Mongolian three-toed jerboa
1304:Andrews's three-toed jerboa
1219:northern three-toed jerboa
894:Mongolian five-toed jerboa
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1244:(Eremodipus lichtensteini)
1115:thick-tailed pygmy jerboa
956:greater fat-tailed jerboa
1661:Mammals described in 1964
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1345:(Paradipus ctenodactylus)
1117:(Salpingotus crassicauda)
1084:(Salpingotulus michaelis)
1082:Baluchistan pygmy jerboa
1061:(Cardiocranius paradoxus)
940:lesser fat-tailed jerboa
919:(Allactodipus bobrinskii)
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997:(Scarturus tetradactyla)
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638:Severtzov's birch mouse
582:long-tailed birch mouse
259:Distribution and habitat
1273:lesser Egyptian jerboa
1135:Heptner's pygmy jerboa
1059:five-toed pygmy jerboa
1005:(Scarturus vinogradovi)
979:small five-toed jerboa
737:Woodland jumping mouse
614:Nordmann's birch mouse
418:; Reeder, D.M. (eds.).
1242:Lichtenstein's jerboa
1171:Kozlov's pygmy jerboa
1151:Thomas's pygmy jerboa
1145:(Salpingotus pallidus)
1137:(Salpingotus heptneri)
989:(Scarturus euphratica)
942:(Pygeretmus platyurus)
880:(Allactaga balikunica)
860:(Allactaga severtzovi)
776:Pacific jumping mouse
768:Western jumping mouse
739:(Napaeozapus insignis)
714:Chinese jumping mouse
670:Hungarian birch mouse
662:Tien Shan birch mouse
632:(Sicista pseudonapaea)
574:Caucasian birch mouse
263:The Balikun jerboa is
1314:(Stylodipus sungorus)
1306:(Stylodipus andrewsi)
1173:(Salpingotus kozlovi)
1153:(Salpingotus thomasi)
1013:(Scarturus williamsi)
958:(Pygeretmus shitkovi)
760:Meadow jumping mouse
664:(Sicista tianshanica)
654:Southern birch mouse
646:Strand's birch mouse
566:Northern birch mouse
558:Armenian birch mouse
188:Hsia & Fang, 1964
1478:Allactaga_balikunica
1464:Allactaga balikunica
1434:Allactaga balikunica
1283:(Jaculus orientalis)
1003:Vinogradov's jerboa
950:(Pygeretmus pumilio)
896:(Allactaga sibirica)
716:(Eozapus setchuanus)
640:(Sicista severtzovi)
608:(Sicista kluchorica)
606:Kluchor birch mouse
590:Chinese birch mouse
328:Allactaga balikunica
324:Smith, A.T. (2016).
288:to three offspring.
220:Allactaga balikunica
182:Allactaga balikunica
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1267:(Jaculus blanfordi)
917:Bobrinski's jerboa
888:(Allactaga bullata)
844:(Allactaga hotsoni)
836:(Allactaga firouzi)
600:(Sicista kazbegica)
598:Kazbeg birch mouse
576:(Sicista caucasica)
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1391:long-eared jerboa
1322:(Stylodipus telum)
1265:Blanford's jerboa
1143:pale pygmy jerboa
1011:Williams's jerboa
981:(Scarturus elater)
858:Svertzov's jerboa
778:(Zapus trinotatus)
656:(Sicista subtilis)
622:Altai birch mouse
592:(Sicista concolor)
568:(Sicista betulina)
560:(Sicista armenica)
412:"Family Dipodidae"
222:) is a species of
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164:A. balikunica
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